Over the six years Stuart Caravello has spent with Columbian Club Charitable Foundation, the organization doubled the amount of money given to each academic scholarship recipient. Being part of the foundation’s scholarship program is the thing Caravello will miss most now that his time as foundation trustee and chairman has come to an end.

“It’s bittersweet,” he says. “I need a break, but I actually love it. It’s so rewarding.” Caravello loves the feeling of giving and seeing the expressions on the student’s faces when they receive their academic grants. He first witnessed that joy at the 2009 installation dinner, his first as a club member.